“We grieve because we love.”

By Gary Roe

Grief is a part of life and a part of love. I am so sorry for your loss and know the true deepness of pain that accompanies grief. When we lose a person we love, our world can feel as though it has been turned upside down. We can be walking through life in a daze or a fog, barely being able to put one foot in front of the other. Many times, there is an immediate outpouring of support following a death, however, this can be followed by feelings of isolation. As we begin to return to day to day happenings, it can make a deeper level of sadness appear as the reality sets in that our loved one is gone and the world keeps going. Additionally, we might experience the once supportive people in our lives and individuals in the outside world pull back when we share of our loss, as they are unsure of how to respond, what to say or what to do. Feeling lost and alone is common during grief as is feeling a desperate need to make sense of your loss. Feeling as though you are on a rollercoaster being flooded by so many different emotions at once, you can’t possibly keep track, can leave us exhausted. If you are overwhelmed by your grief, you are not alone. Grief is a life long journey, one that will soften with time but never go away. Some choose to walk alone in their grief, while others need a support to walk alongside. I am here if you need someone to walk with you in your grief.